kzbin.info/www/bejne/onqbqGecqtiah80 Wasn't he known backstage as Joan Crawford?!🤣 p.s. I wish I could have gotten a poster from dewynters with Marias name billed.....

Thanks SO much for an opportunity to express how Maria changed my life.... When I was 9 years old I travelled with my Mum to London to see Phantom at Her Majesties(HIS Majesty's now!) theatre for a matinee performance in mid 1987. We didn't have any money so after a gruelling 11 hour bus journey overnight we climbed to the cheap seats in the balcony which were vertiginous and an extremely restricted view.... The announcement came over the speakers saying that Rebecca Caine was indisposed and that Maria Kesselman would play Christine......there was an audible deflating sound/ energy in the auditorium as the audience wanted to see Rebecca including me as I listened to her on the Les Miz soundtrack... As soon as Maria sang we ALL knew we were in expert hands and i was ashamed that I was previously upset! I'll never forget it and to see Maria talk about her stint in the Phantom, she changed my life, with help from Michael Crawford to become a musical theatre obsessive!! If you read this Maria sorry about the lengthy tome of a comment but I needed to express my admiration ❤❤❤❤

RIP, Steve Barton :’-(

“Elephants never forget” -- first time hearing that lyric in “Think of Me.”

Lisa is amazing and I have always loved her voice. I love that you keep getting more of the broadway Christine’s on here.

Love Lisa! She would be an amazing Lily in The Secret Garden

Thank you im obsessed too ❤ enjoy the music of the night

I so enjoyed your interview!!!! You and Renee are both AMAZING!!!!!

You are the best jullian lets talk

Roy Weissensteiner is one of my favourite interpreters. Its lovely to see these performers appreciate the hard work of Gaston Leroux. ^_^ Merci beaucoup Veronique!

Sorry, it’s the other way around: Henk Poort was the original Dutch Phantom, Ben Cramer was his alternate.

It was really lovely chatting to you Danni! 🙂

P.p.s. your anxiety dreams! Especially the one about being in CATS! 😂

Julian as your wife I'll always be biased and one of your biggest fans but putting that aside and speaking on a completely professional level I have to tell you (and the world) how much I admire you and your talent , and you know me with my honest critiques! You have always been the consummate professional and always give 110% not only in all your performances but also when setting up our own gigs and being a producer and quite frankly in everything you do. You're always exhausted because you give so much more than most people! It's really astounding , if only people knew the extent of what you do!!! I'm so proud of you and all you've achieved thus far and I actually hope that you'll get some time off from your business to actually fulfill your other ambitions like the stage plays and more. Selfishly I also miss watching you on stage shining so bright. And my god your voice! I am in constant awe of it, you sing and dance with such passion, precision, clarity, soul. I have always been in love with not only you but your talent which is what made me notice you all those years ago! Please record an album at some point!!! Finally, I i don't know if you know that working with you on your production company and all the gigs that we perform in together has really constantly forced me to up my game because you set the bar so high so performing with you is both an honour and a joy but also sometimes quite intimidating, and yet awe inspiring. So proud of you and all you've achieved, including being a great dad to our daughter and my constantly loving and supportive husband. Love you always. Please keep growing into whatever your heart dreams of next and keep shining your beautiful powerful light and let's keep singing and dancing, (andlaughing!) together into our old age and forever! Your wifey x (And boss 😄) Xxx P.s. OMG where did all that come from? Sorry this all just spilled out of me. I didn't plan on writing this essay, it's just all truth, and now I'm all teary. Sorry to everyone reading this! X

I really enjoyed watching that and I even learned a few new things about Julian's career and musical journey that i didn't know before! Thank you Danni Cohen for interviewing him! X

OMG, Ethan Freeman putting his cloak around her and saying “Come to my lair my darling” is truly orgasm-worthy!!! 😳😳😳😂😂😂

All of the performers are decorated artists with tremendous talent. My personal favourites are: 1) Ramin Karimloo 2) John Owen Jones 3) Anthony Warlow 4) Earl Carpenter 5) Ben Lewis

So apologies for the weird 20 seconds at the start of the interview. I had edited that part so not a clue why it's back in there. Well atleast now everyone has seen me in pre-interview waiting mode🥲😅

This is wonderful Dannii! 🖤

Wow! Thank you, Véronique Leroux, Dannii, and all the Phantoms! Happy 115th phans!

I love the last three! Happy anniversary, Phantom! :D

Phantom saved me too im glad others love as much as i do talented

Absolutely phantastic Dannii! Thanks so much for putting this together and sharing!

This was a phantastic interview Dannii. Delighted to hear Jeff's stories and could listen to him for hours! Thank you both for sharing!

Marni is so lovely. Saw her a few times in Phantom Broadway and then said hello at the stage door. Thanks again for sharing.

Thank you so much Dannii and Mr. Bohmer for sharing this. Loved hearing Ron's history with POTO and other shows. Can't wait to check out the rest of the interviews. Best, Patrick :)

The Zero Mostel story is incredible! :-) Jeff Keller is a treasure. ❤️

Jeff was my neighbor growing up in Englishtown, NJ. Great guy then, great guy now.

This was wonderful! I saw Jeff many times as The Phantom, he was always alive and honest in the role. A thrill! He was also the definitive Andre for me. Best part is, he’s a really nice guy! Bravo!

Lovely to see you again, Graham x

A great interview with Carmen Cusack!

Great body

I saw Mr Freeman as 'The Phantom' in London and could not have been more fortunate in seeing the perfect performance of this musical, in which Mr Freeman's operatic training was definitely evident. Many thanks, Mr Freeman; opera's loss certainly has been our gain! Perhaps Elizabeth failed to take off because it was, in some ways, a Teutonic version of Evita? May I ask, by the way, whether Mr Freeman lives in Germany, or elsewhere in Europe?

I’m glad this is up on KZbin, I completely missed the stream for this!

👏👏🎶🎵Well done!!👍🎵🎶

wow! Eathen is one of my OG phantoms

I think this is the guy who saved my mom's life on a train going to Prague

No one is alone, the melody echoing through time and space.

Beauty and the Beast's Beast, a role that Disney trusted him to originate.

Disney's Beast and a dual Jekyll/Hyde, Freeman's talent knows no bounds.

The first Jewish Phantom, a trailblazer in the world of theater.

Forty years on stage, Ethan Freeman is a legend in the making.

Ethan Freeman's voice is pure magic, takes me to another world.

Hello! My mother knew your mother and father from the MidWestchester Y Gilbert and Sullivan group, She just saw your picture here and thought you looked just like your father. HAPPY HANUKKAH!

Makes me wish more than ever that someone would make a movie following the actual book. Whether anyone could find an actor as much of a natural as Mr. Freeman to play the Phantom is sadly unlikely.

Ok, seriously, who do I need to throw money at to get a full audiobook by Ethan?!

I really hope Ethan will read the book for an audiobook recording.

What a wonderfull video. I would love to see this for myself.

I still dream of playing christine. I hope to see that dream come true. Your story is so relatable for me.